Glittre-ADL test to assess functional capacity in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction: Reproducibility, minimal detectable change, and cutoff point.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is the gold standard for functional capacity assessment, although it is costly and not easily accessible. The Glittre-ADL test may be a low-cost alternative for patients with heart failure.

Objective

To establish a cutoff point for functional capacity of patients with heart failure using the Glittre-ADL test. We also assessed agreement, reliability, and minimal detectable change.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted with 78 patients (aged 21 to 65 years) with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (functional classes II and III of the New York Heart Association). Test-retest reliability was measured using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), while receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve

SUBMITTER: Leite JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11616556 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature